St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-15
Cartlly.

A party of citizens engaged in dis
cussing city police affairs last night took
rather cloudy view of affairs. Said
one: Il look to see perfect swarm of
slick people and crooks pour in here
within the next two months, and | am
curious to know what the new police
administration is going to do about it.
We have been almost entirely exempt
from big jobs heretofore, but see how
long it will last. expect to see the
beauties of a police commission eXem-
plitied within two months"
You needn't wait that long" said
another. Il am told there were three
safes cracked OH Thursday night. This
came from safe dealer, and was not in
the newspapers. You need not expect
the police authorities to give out these
things now; they will suppress every
thing they possibly can. at least until
this talk against the police commission
blows over"
Passengers on the Z o'clock motor
from the lake, last evening, were treated
to thrilling spectacle. AS the train
steamed around the bend on Nicollet,
just before Thirteenth street, a fiery
span of horses, attached to a carriage,
pulled up at the sidewalk. The vehicle
contained several ladies and babies, and
as the horses fretted and paved the
ladies anXiously held on to the little
ones and awaited the passage of the
train i'll breathleSS suspense. When the
engine reached the horses they became
unmanageable and reared and pitched
i'll fury, calling forth a chorus of
screams from the ladies and a reSponS-
i've chorus Of ShriekS from ladies in the
train. The driver handled the horses we'll
but they were beyond control, and but
for an accident would have plunged the
carriage directly i'll front of tha train.
After preliminary pitch they started
across the track, but as the slippery
shoes struck the rail, the wilder of the
two horses suddenly fell, breaking the
singletree and releasing the other. The
carriage tilted over, but a dozen pairs of
hands were there and caught it, snatch
ing out the occupants, babies first. In
moment it was all over and the moth
erS Sobbed in unison with the crying
babies. The passengers rebOarded the
motor line and the dismantled carriage
was hauled away. Conductors are quite
accustomed to such scenes, but the
nerves of more than one passenger felt
the strain afterwards.
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The supposition that the street car
horses are mere machines and only
move mechanically when in front of a
car was knocked out in one round last
evening by the actions of one of the
horses attached to Second street car.
AS the car came across the track Oh
Second avenue there was parting of
tugs, and away the animal went down
the street toward Central avenue. The
best time of Jay Eye See was dis
counted. The car stopped square across
the railroad tracks and remained there
until another horse was procured from
the barn.
A lady leading a handsome brown
spaniel was crossing Second street on
Hennepin avenue last evening just as
the Salvation army parade came along.
The dog manifested no uneasinesS until
a red-shirted individual pounding a bass
drum came by. 1t gaZed at the spec
tacle for fully minute, and then, with
a wild, wierd cry, broke into run and
disappeared up the street.
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The electric clock OH Temple court is
probably the cause of more profanity
and lame necks than any other clock in
town. There is an electric lamp lust in
front and trife above it, and try as
one will no one can tell the time I'M
less almost under the clock. Then the
fun comes in. Last evening man stood
out in the middle of the street and gazed
at it for about six seconds. Then he
Swore, backed up few steps and gaZed
again. AS he looked q sire car came
bowling along and struck him midShips.
Then there was row, i'll which pro-
family and sarcasm were profuSeiy min
gled. No one was hurt, and the clock
still kpanS time